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"Who are these people dressing to impress? Certainly not a 5-, 6- or 7-year-old child," says Lotowycz, who reports that nearly a third of her 70 staff members regularly raid Britney's closet. "They have to get themselves out of the preteen department and into the professional department."
Shoved to one side of her closet are the short and tight outfits she got away with in college, along with the strappy sandals and flimsy flip-flops. She says she's ready to invest in an "older" look. "I'll be entertaining my more conservative side," Shanks says.
Eastover PTA president Janet Dulin says she is thrilled by the changes and the results. "There's more of a professional look at school," she says. "It makes the whole school appear a little more put-together. It commands a little more respect from the children."
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the PTA's vice president. "Bellybutton rings have a great place in the world, but not in my child's classroom," she says. "We don't want kids coming home saying, 'Oh, Mom, those bellybutton rings we want one!' "
But in this case, as in an increasing number of schools across the USA, those young women emulating Britney Spears aren't her preteen fans but a slightly more mature bunch: their teachers. (Related item:What teachers should, and shouldn't, wear)
ï»¿Schools enforce dress codes for teachers
Jennifer Shanks, a newly hired teacher at Eastover, says the rules are reasonable. Still, the 22-year-old Duke graduate is having to reconsider her shopping trips: "I definitely have to think in terms of, 'Is this for work or play?' "
The problem is much thornier in districts where teachers unions are strong. When administrators like Rod Federwisch try to institute basic dress codes, teachers bat them down. "They say it's part of their academic freedom," says Federwisch, principal of Lyle S. Briggs Fundamental, a K-8 magnet school in Chino, Calif., which has strict dress codes for students.